Action verb
a verb, as run, think, or soothe, that expresses something that a person, animal, object, or process in nature can do, as in Close the door! or The storm is flooding many houses along the coast, rather than expressing a state of being.
Compare (def 2), .
noun
a word belonging to the part of speech that is the center of the predicate and which describes an act or activity
Examples
Examples of action verb are ‘gurgle’ and ‘giggle,’ words which describe activities.
Usage Note
grammar
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- Actionable
furnishing ground for a lawsuit. liable to a lawsuit. ready to go or be put into ; ready for use: to retrieve actionable copy from a computer. Contemporary Examples “It is going to be great, even if only 10 percent is actionable,” the official said. Day 2: Breaking News About Osama bin Laden’s Death The […]
- Actionability
furnishing ground for a lawsuit. liable to a lawsuit. ready to go or be put into ; ready for use: to retrieve actionable copy from a computer. adjective (law) affording grounds for legal action adj. 1590s; from action + -able.
- Actionable intelligence
noun information with a practical and relevant application, esp. about users of goods and services for purposes of business planning and strategy Usage Note business
- Actioned
adjective having a specific action, often identified in a preceding word Examples The firearms are fast-actioned.
- Actioner
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